Brain-rot and Technology

Did you pick up your phone to look up something important but somehow started listening to our awesome podcast again? In this episode, Anne and Yifan dive into "brain-rot" and how the technology we use every day might be harming our minds. We reflect on how technology acts as both a trigger for "brain-rot" and a vital tool that has expanded access for early career researchers. From navigating the tension between digital overload and opportunity to sharing the rituals that help us reclaim focus, we explore the messy middle of our tech-saturated research lives.  Have a listen and let’s give our brains more love!  Bibliography: Dell'Acqua, Fabrizio and Ayoubi, Charles and Lifshitz-Assaf, Hila and Sadun, Raffaella and Mollick, Ethan R. and Mollick, Lilach and Han, Yi and Goldman, Jeff and Nair, Hari and Taub, Stew and Lakhani, Karim R., The Cybernetic Teammate: A Field Experiment on Generative AI Reshaping Teamwork and Expertise (March 28, 2025). Harvard Business School Working Paper 25-043, Available at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5188231  Music:  "Cipher" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  “True Appeal”  Mubert (mubert.com)